OVO - LUSHlife, My Dream Home.

It was love at first sight. We were looking for a 2bhk in nibm-undri road. Since, we had never been to this part of Pune, we were shortlisting projects that fit in our budget with the help of sites like magicbricks.com, 99acres.com, Commonfloor.com, Housing.com etc and then checking the area virtually on Google map. We had selected the radius of 8-10 km from Magarpatta, his new work place. Since we wanted to buy keeping investment in mind, as we are in Pune only because of work base, we decided to go for a new construction i.e. 1-3 yr. old. Also, we did not want to go through brokers. Therefore, after many days of online research and seeing several projects in the vicinity when we visited the Lush Life -OVO site office, in our heart we said, “This is it.”

Since, this is our 2nd buy, we were more cautious here. We were scrutinizing every detail of the project, as we did not want to go through the bad experience we went through with our 1st buy. 

This project is surrounded by 2 big players in the building industry – Nyati and Goel Group. And the builder of this project being a rookie we had to really do our studies before investing. Now from the above 2, we had crossed Goel at the very beginning, any guesses why. Well, that was the builder whose project we owned our 1st home. Goel projects will give you lovely exterior, but a very cheap interior. It does cost cutting in practically everything that is used in your house. The result, within 1 st few months you see cracks in the wall, grouting from the tiles coming out, paint chipping off etc. 

So now the choice was between Nyati and Ovo, and we listened to our heart here, the design and architecture of Ovo appealed our eyes and we went for it.

However, the story does not end hear, our heart was sat on OVO but the flat was way too pricey for our budget. On our 1st visit they had given us a feedback form wherein we had to mention our budget. 2 weeks had passed by, my husband asked me to call them and find out what is the status.

In my heart, I wondered what I talk; as they would not come, that low for us and whether any flats would be available. Now the builder charges "floor-rise" in addition to per sqft. rate generally from 5th floor onward. Here they were charging from 3rd floor. And since the building construction was 90% complete, chances of availability of flats on lower floors was almost NIL.

While we were looking for houses, our buying banked on selling of our 1st flat, and I had received many negatives from the buyers for that flat mainly - no parking space, flat is not garden facing, small, not corner flat etc. And I would kneel down and cry to my Almighty that Lord I reject all these in our next buy. Since, the selling was taking a while, I had prayed that Lord you assign a flat that is just for me. Generally, you don't get to pick your choice flat when the building is completed. And this time unlike our 1^st buy we couldn't go for an under-construction building. 

So on Sunday night when my husband asked me to call them I prayed that Lord if this project is what You have chosen for us then let them call me first.

Next day, I was very restless and in total confusion whether to call or wait for their call. And in the midst of the turmoil the phone rang. It was my husband, and I wondered what I would tell him as to why I did not call them yet. He asked, did I call? And very softly I replied No, I will. And when I heard his next words, I for a moment was still. I didn’t know how to respond. God showed me the sign. My husband told me not to call as they called him and asked to come down. I was thrilled and so excited, my God doesn’t disappoint, If it is in HIS will, it will come to pass.

By the end of that week, our house was sold out, and we had received the token amount.

So this time we went with confidence to buy and not do window shopping. But still the uncertainty of getting the right house hung in the air. And the sales rep told us that there is a Garden facing, corner flat with covered parking available on 2^nd floor. When we heard this we said “Thank You Lord,” One of my prayer of not having any of the negatives was ruled out.

But the price factor still remained unsorted. And so after hours of bargaining, we got the deal done. We got the flat at best rate in compare to the current market rate, in addition we got a semi-furnished flat (builder is providing modular kitchen, and false ceiling and fans, etc.)

God even took care of this and the2 monthshs later when we went for the registration we came to know that this flat was not sold out because the builder had assigned it to people from whom he had purchased the land. And at the time when we went to look for the flat they had asked the builder to sell it out.

Now what can I say, some may say that it is a coincidence or mere luck but I believe that it is the grace of my living God.